John Raymer
Wynnewood,PA
Summary
Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Talent Sourcing Specialist
Wells Fargo Bank
01.2022 - Current
- Lead in identifying and developing a pipeline of prospective candidates for employment, usually from a specific demographic or industry segment
- Contribute to large-scale planning related to functional area deliverables
- Review and analyze moderately complex business, operational, or technical challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors
- Cultivate relationships with more experienced level external, often passive, talent, using a variety of techniques to identify and contact candidates
- Develop recruiting strategies, and external partnership program concepts designed to raise awareness of Wells Fargo's brand and support recruiting efforts
- Track candidate activity to anticipate recruitment opportunities
- Partner with Recruiters and employee networks to improve employee referrals, sourcing, and diverse representation in hiring
- Advise business leaders, hiring managers and recruiters on targeted recruiting practices
- Represent the company at national, regional or local networking and recruiting events and may organize career fairs or conferences
- Resolve moderately complex issues by creating and leading talent sourcing strategies that meet project deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements within Talent Sourcing functional area
Vice President of Recruiting and Mergers and Acquisitions
IHT Wealth Management
02.2019 - 05.2022
- Designed and led outreach efforts to pretonational high level fee based Financial Advisors and RIA Owners. Target parameters were as follows:
- Advisors: 90% or more Fee Relationships with High Net Worth Households. A clean U4, and AUM in excess of $50M, a GDC of $400,000 or more, and transferrable assets.
- RIAs: $100M in AUM, acceptable U4 for both firm and principals, Collaboratively created above model with President of IHT and internal partners and clients.
- Built Pipeline of $3B in AUM, by creating trust with prospects using specific qualifying techniques and positioning myself as a trusted subject matter expert.
- Direct and 10-99 through MJ Recruiting
Assistant Vice President / Senior Professional Recruiter
TD BANK
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Recruited for all positions and levels within Small Business, SBA, Merchant Services, Proprietary Cards, Government and Healthcare Banking, and CRA.
- Hired 350 employees during a 3 1/2 year timeframe
- Contributed to a total rebuild and expansion of the Merchant Services Sales Team in 2017, hiring better talent at the Account Executive (AE) and Regional Sales Manager (RSM) levels.
- Hired 3 new RSMs and 30 AEs by identifying targeted internal talent and launching an external search strategy using referrals, internet searches, and cold calling. Achieved a 97% retention rate of new hires.
- Selected to recruit an internal candidate for a new Chief of Staff for the President of Commercial Lending. Conducted a national internal search, ultimately filling the position within Stretch Goal timeframe.
Officer / Strategic Talent Acquisition
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES
01.2004 - 01.2014
- Specialized in recruitment for Business Banking and supporting lines such as Treasury Management, Healthcare Banking, Merchant Services, and the SBA Group. Previously recruited for the Private Client Group of the Retail Branch Network, Brokerage Unit, and Wealth Management Team
- Expedited hiring process for candidates in Northern New Jersey and New York City markets to prevent loss of high potential talent.
- Initiated 'hiring days' with multiple hiring managers and candidates in a centralized location, allowing for conditional on the spot.
- Decreased time-to-fill from approximately 60 to 30 days, resulting in newly hired bankers going into production twice as quickly as before.
- Designated as the Southeastern Pennsylvania's Market Liaison to PNC's Philadelphia Divisional President, keeping him abreast of market trends, successes, bottlenecks, and recruitment related activities in his scope; met monthly to troubleshoot HR related issues or concerns.
Education
BS - Criminal Justice
West Chester University
Skills
- Strategic sourcing
- Project management
- Global sourcing
- Effective communication
- Persuasion skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Decision-making
- Relationship building
- Team building
- Adaptability
- Stakeholder management
- Business acumen
Timeline
Senior Talent Sourcing Specialist
Wells Fargo Bank
01.2022 - Current
Vice President of Recruiting and Mergers and Acquisitions
IHT Wealth Management
02.2019 - 05.2022
Assistant Vice President / Senior Professional Recruiter
TD BANK
01.2014 - 01.2018
Officer / Strategic Talent Acquisition
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES
01.2004 - 01.2014
BS - Criminal Justice
West Chester University
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